Pineapple Gojju

Sweet, tangy and mildly spiced, Pineapple gojju is a delicious home-style dish which can be had with rice or Chapathi.

Pineapple gojju is a traditional Karnatake-style dish that showcases the region's love for balancing sweet, sour, spicy and mildly bitter flavours in a single preparation. This is my mother's recipe which she probably got it from her mother and so on.

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Ingredients:

Urad Dal - 1 tsp

Chana Dal - 1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Pepper(whole) - 1/4 tsp

Sesame seeds - 2 1/2 tsp

Dried red chillies - 5

Fresh coconut - 1/4 cup

Tamarind - 1 small lemon sized

Jaggery - 1 small lemon sized

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Pineapple - 2 cups (roughly chopped)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:

In a pan dry roast urad dal, chana dal, fenugreek seeds, pepper, sesame seeds and dried red chillies. Grind them together once they have cooled a bit with fresh coconut, tamarind and jaggery.

In a kadai, heat some oil. Temper mustard seeds and hing. Add the chopped pineapple and let them cook for a bit. Add turmeric powder,the ground paste and salt. Let the pineapple cook with all the spices and its juice for a bit and then it is ready to be served.

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Serve this pineapple gojju with hot rice and a dollop of ghee for a simple meal that is bursting with flavour.